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Sport9

$308 M

Market10

$545 M

Stadium11

$282 M

Brand12

$150 M

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The Nationals were tabbed as World Series favorites in Vegas after signing free agent pitcher Max Scherzer to a seven-year, $210 million contract. The deal includes the largest deferral in the history of baseball, $105 million, which will be paid out in equal $15 million installments each July 1 between 2022 and 2028. Scherzer joins a dominant pitching rotation that already includes Jordan Zimmerman, Doug Fister, Gio Gonzalez and Stephen Strasburg. The team added a new luxury club in the offseason at Nationals Park called Club 24. The name denotes the year of the last World Series title in Washington. Tickets are priced at $78,000 to $95,000 for a block of four in the 24-seat club. More »

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Revenue and operating income are for 2014 season and net of revenue sharing and stadium debt service.

Value of team based on current stadium deal (unless new stadium is pending) without deduction for debt (other than annual stadium debt).

Net of stadium revenues used for debt payments.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.

Includes stadium debts.

Includes benefits and bonuses.

Includes club seats.

Compares the number of wins per player payroll relative to the rest of the MLB. Playoff wins count twice as much as regular season wins. A score of 120 means that the team achieved 20% more victories per dollar of payroll compared with the league average during the 2014 season.

Local revenues divided by metro population with populations in two-team markets divided in half.

Portion of franchise's value attributable to revenue shared among all teams.

Portion of franchise's value attributable to its city and market size.